Locking whip-socket.



J. T. DE MOSS.

- LOCKING WHIP SOCKET.

APPLIcATloN FILED 11m26.190s.

927,501. Patented July 13, 1909.

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-flllr J.'T. DE MOSS.

LOCKING WHIP SOCKET. APPLIGATION H LBD rms. 26, i909.

Patented July 13, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. DE MOSS, OF THORNTON, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJOSEPH W. MARTIN, OF GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

LOCKING WHIP-SOCKET.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. DE Moss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Thornton, in the county of Taylor and State of WestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LockingWhip- Sockets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to whip sockets of that type which are intendedto prevent the loss of whips either by the same being shaken out orstolen.

The invention consists in certain novel d etails of construction whichwill be hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a whipsocket embodying the features of this invention and showing one form ofoperating devices therefor; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of thesocket shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail of a portion of the sleeve tobe hereinafter described; Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the brokenline il-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a view in elevation showing a modifiedapplication of the invention to a carriage body shown in section; Fig. 6is a bottom view of the same, and Fig. 7 is a detail hereinafterdescribed.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figuresof the drawings similar parts are referred to by like referencecharacters.

Referring particularly to the drawings the numeral 10 indicates a whipsocket adapted to be connected to the dash board or other portion of avehicle in a well known manner. The upper end of the socket is fittedwith a flexible gasket 11 to prevent rattling. The bottom of the socket10 is open and in said opening is movably mounted a sleeve 12 having anopen upper end to receive the whip and whose lower end has securedtherein a plug 13, indicating one means whereby the sleeve may beconnected to an operating rod 14. The sleeve is provided on oppositesides and opposite each other with a plurality of slots 12 substantiallymidway of its upper and lower ends. A pair of spring catches 15 aresecured upon the inner surface of the socket 10 in any suitable mannerand having their lower ends projecting normally through the slots 12 andinto the path of the head or rib 16 on the whip as indicated in dottedlines in Fig. 1, and also in Fig. 4 in full Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed February 26, 1909.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial N0. 480,102.

lines. The socket 10 being stationary, when the sleeve 12 is drawndownwardly by any suitable means connected to the rod 14 the walls ofthe sleeve 12 at the upper ends of the slots will impinge against thesprings 15 and cause them to be withdrawn out of the path of the saidhead 1G, retracting the lower ends of the springs into the slots, asshown in full lines in Fig. 2. The whip at this time may be withdrawnfrom the socket in an ordinary manner.

As one means for operating the rod 11i and the sleeve connected thereto,there is shown in Fig. 1 a lever 17 pivoted at 18 to the vehicle body.The said lever and parts connected thereto are normally held upward bymeans of a spring 19, whereby the catches 15 will always be in positionto engage the whip. Upon depression of the lever 17 by the foot thesleeve will be'drawn down to the position indicated in Fig. 2.

A modification of the operating means for the sleeve is shown in Figs. 5and 6. As herein shown the rod 14 projects downward through the bottomof the vehicle body where it is connected to a lever 20 connected to arock shaft 21 journaled in bearings on the bottom of the vehicle body. Aspring 19 associated with the rock shaft 21 normally holds the rod 14upward. The rock shaft 21 is provided with a crank 22 having a plunger23 connected thereto and extending upwardly through the bottom of thevehicle body. Upon depression of the plunger 23 the rock shaft will beoperated to cause downward movement of the rod 141. and the partsconnected thereto. When it is desired to positively lock the device theplunger 23 may be provided with a slot 23 for the reception of a padlock24. It will be seen, therefore, that when thus locked it will beimpossible for the device to be operated to release the whip.

The several parts of the device may be made of any suitable materialsand relative sizes and it is understood that the details of constructionmay be varied `to a certain eX- tent without departing from the scope ofthe invention hereinafter claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a locking whip socket, the combination of a stationary socketmember, a sleeve slidable therein and having a lateral slot, meansconnected with the sleeve to normally hold the same elevated within thesocket member, and means connected to the socket member and extendingthrough said slot into the path of the whip head.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of astationary socket member, a sleeve slidably mounted Within the socketmember, and having` a pair of slots, a pair oi' spring' catchesconnected to the inner wall of the socket member and projectingl intosaid slots into the path of the whip head, and means for controlling theposition of the sleeve and the spring` Catches.

3. In a device of the Character described, the combination of a socketmember having au open lower end, a sleeve slidably mounted in said openend of the socket member and having a rod connected to its lower end,said sleeve being provided with slots, a pair of spring catchesConnected to the inner face of the socket member and cooperating withthe Wall of the sleeve atthe upper ends of the slots, means to operatethe rod and sleeve downwardly to cause the spring catches to beretracted from the sleeve, and means to elevate the rod and sleeve.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. DE MOSS. IVitnesses:

J. W. VANDEGRIFT, STANTON DE Moss.

